Laos

Population in Laos

Population in Laos: 1.69 million people in 1950 and 7.67 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
7.67 million people
Since 1950
+5.98 million people
Rank, 2023
103 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
9.26 million people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in LaosPopulation in Laos: 1.69 million people in 1950 and 7.67 million people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 9.26 million people in 2100, between 4.67 million people and 18 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 9.26 million people in 2100, between 4.67 million people and 18 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 470,000 people.

Every year

people · UN

YearLaosWorld
20237.67 million8.09 billion
20227.56 million8.02 billion
20217.45 million7.95 billion
20207.35 million7.89 billion
20197.24 million7.81 billion
20187.13 million7.73 billion
20177.02 million7.65 billion
20166.91 million7.56 billion
20156.8 million7.47 billion
20146.7 million7.38 billion
20136.61 million7.29 billion
20126.52 million7.2 billion
20116.43 million7.11 billion
20106.33 million7.02 billion
20096.24 million6.93 billion
20086.15 million6.84 billion
20076.06 million6.76 billion
20065.96 million6.67 billion
20055.87 million6.59 billion
20045.78 million6.5 billion
20035.7 million6.42 billion
20025.61 million6.34 billion
20015.52 million6.26 billion
20005.43 million6.17 billion
19995.34 million6.09 billion
19985.25 million6.01 billion
19975.15 million5.93 billion
19965.05 million5.84 billion
19954.93 million5.76 billion
19944.81 million5.68 billion
19934.69 million5.59 billion
19924.56 million5.51 billion
19914.44 million5.42 billion
19904.31 million5.33 billion
19894.19 million5.23 billion
19884.07 million5.14 billion
19873.96 million5.05 billion
19863.85 million4.96 billion
19853.74 million4.87 billion
19843.64 million4.78 billion
19833.54 million4.7 billion
19823.45 million4.61 billion
19813.37 million4.53 billion
19803.29 million4.45 billion
19793.23 million4.37 billion
19783.17 million4.29 billion
19773.12 million4.22 billion
19763.07 million4.14 billion
19753.01 million4.07 billion
19742.94 million4 billion
19732.87 million3.92 billion
19722.8 million3.85 billion
19712.74 million3.77 billion
19702.67 million3.7 billion
19692.61 million3.62 billion
19682.55 million3.55 billion
19672.49 million3.47 billion
19662.43 million3.4 billion
19652.38 million3.34 billion
19642.32 million3.26 billion
19632.27 million3.19 billion
19622.22 million3.12 billion
19612.17 million3.07 billion
19602.12 million3.02 billion
19592.07 million2.97 billion
19582.03 million2.91 billion
19571.98 million2.85 billion
19561.94 million2.8 billion
19551.89 million2.74 billion
19541.85 million2.69 billion
19531.81 million2.63 billion
19521.77 million2.58 billion
19511.73 million2.54 billion
19501.69 million2.49 billion
19491.61 million–
19481.53 million–
19471.44 million–
19461.35 million–
19451.27 million–
19441.19 million–
19431.12 million–
19421.05 million–
1941998,500–
1940958,000–
1939929,600–
1938912,600–
1937906,300–
1936900,000–
1935893,800–
1934887,600–
1933881,400–
1932875,300–
1931873,800–
1930876,900–
1929884,800–
1928897,400–
1927914,800–
1926932,600–
1925950,700–
1924969,200–
1923988,000–
19221.01 million–
19211.03 million–
19201.05 million–
19191.07 million–
19181.09 million–
19171.11 million–
19161.13 million–
19151.16 million–
19141.18 million–
19131.2 million–
19121.23 million–
19111.25 million–
19101.27 million–
19091.29 million–
19081.31 million–
19071.32 million–
19061.33 million–
19051.34 million–
19041.35 million–
19031.37 million–
19021.38 million–
19011.38 million–
19001.38 million–
18991.37 million–
18981.35 million–
18971.32 million–
18961.29 million–
18951.26 million–
18941.24 million–
18931.21 million–
18921.18 million–
18911.16 million–
18901.13 million–
18891.11 million–
18881.09 million–
18871.06 million–
18861.04 million–
18851.02 million–
1884995,500–
1883974,200–
1882953,500–
1881933,100–
1880913,200–
1879893,800–
1878874,700–
1877856,000–
1876837,800–
1875819,900–
1874802,400–
1873785,300–
1872768,500–
1871754,100–
1870741,900–
1869731,800–
1868723,900–
1867718,000–
1866712,100–
1865706,300–
1864700,600–
1863694,900–
1862689,200–
1861683,600–
1860678,000–
1859672,500–
1858667,000–
1857661,600–
1856656,200–
1855650,800–
1854645,500–
1853640,200–
1852635,000–
1851629,800–
1850624,700–
1849618,800–
1848612,900–
1847607,100–
1846601,400–
1845595,700–
1844590,100–
1843584,600–
1842579,000–
1841573,600–
1840568,200–
1839562,800–
1838557,500–
1837552,200–
1836547,000–
1835541,900–
1834536,800–
1833531,700–
1832526,700–
1831521,700–
1830516,800–
1829511,900–
1828507,100–
1827502,300–
1826497,600–
1825492,900–
1824488,200–
1823483,600–
1822479,000–
1821475,400–
1820472,700–
1819470,900–
1818470,000–
1817470,000–
1816470,000–
1815470,000–
1814470,000–
1813470,000–
1812470,000–
1811470,000–
1810470,000–
1809470,000–
1808470,000–
1807470,000–
1806470,000–
1805470,000–
1804470,000–
1803470,000–
1802470,000–
1801470,000–
1800470,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearLaosWorld
20247.77 million7.75 million–7.79 million8.16 billion
20257.87 million7.81 million–7.94 million8.23 billion
20267.97 million7.88 million–8.08 million8.3 billion
20278.07 million7.93 million–8.23 million8.37 billion
20288.17 million7.99 million–8.37 million8.44 billion
20298.26 million8.03 million–8.52 million8.5 billion
20308.36 million8.08 million–8.67 million8.57 billion
20318.45 million8.12 million–8.82 million8.63 billion
20328.54 million8.16 million–8.97 million8.7 billion
20338.62 million8.18 million–9.11 million8.76 billion
20348.71 million8.2 million–9.26 million8.82 billion
20358.79 million8.23 million–9.41 million8.89 billion
20368.87 million8.25 million–9.55 million8.95 billion
20378.95 million8.27 million–9.7 million9.01 billion
20389.02 million8.29 million–9.85 million9.06 billion
20399.1 million8.31 million–10 million9.12 billion
20409.17 million8.33 million–10.1 million9.18 billion
20419.24 million8.35 million–10.3 million9.23 billion
20429.31 million8.37 million–10.4 million9.29 billion
20439.37 million8.38 million–10.6 million9.34 billion
20449.43 million8.38 million–10.7 million9.39 billion
20459.49 million8.38 million–10.8 million9.44 billion
20469.55 million8.38 million–11 million9.49 billion
20479.61 million8.39 million–11.2 million9.54 billion
20489.66 million8.4 million–11.3 million9.58 billion
20499.71 million8.39 million–11.4 million9.62 billion
20509.76 million8.38 million–11.6 million9.66 billion
20519.8 million8.36 million–11.7 million9.7 billion
20529.85 million8.34 million–11.9 million9.74 billion
20539.89 million8.32 million–12 million9.78 billion
20549.92 million8.3 million–12.2 million9.81 billion
20559.96 million8.27 million–12.3 million9.85 billion
20569.99 million8.24 million–12.5 million9.88 billion
205710 million8.2 million–12.6 million9.91 billion
205810.1 million8.15 million–12.8 million9.94 billion
205910.1 million8.11 million–12.9 million9.96 billion
206010.1 million8.07 million–13 million9.99 billion
206110.1 million8.02 million–13.2 million10 billion
206210.1 million7.97 million–13.3 million10 billion
206310.1 million7.91 million–13.5 million10.1 billion
206410.2 million7.86 million–13.6 million10.1 billion
206510.2 million7.81 million–13.7 million10.1 billion
206610.2 million7.75 million–13.9 million10.1 billion
206710.2 million7.68 million–14 million10.1 billion
206810.2 million7.61 million–14.1 million10.2 billion
206910.2 million7.53 million–14.3 million10.2 billion
207010.2 million7.42 million–14.4 million10.2 billion
207110.2 million7.31 million–14.5 million10.2 billion
207210.2 million7.24 million–14.6 million10.2 billion
207310.1 million7.16 million–14.7 million10.2 billion
207410.1 million7.07 million–14.8 million10.2 billion
207510.1 million6.99 million–14.9 million10.3 billion
207610.1 million6.9 million–15.1 million10.3 billion
207710.1 million6.81 million–15.2 million10.3 billion
207810.1 million6.74 million–15.4 million10.3 billion
207910 million6.67 million–15.6 million10.3 billion
208010 million6.57 million–15.7 million10.3 billion
20819.98 million6.48 million–15.8 million10.3 billion
20829.95 million6.37 million–15.9 million10.3 billion
20839.92 million6.27 million–16 million10.3 billion
20849.89 million6.19 million–16.2 million10.3 billion
20859.86 million6.1 million–16.3 million10.3 billion
20869.83 million6.03 million–16.4 million10.3 billion
20879.8 million5.96 million–16.5 million10.3 billion
20889.76 million5.86 million–16.6 million10.3 billion
20899.72 million5.77 million–16.7 million10.3 billion
20909.69 million5.67 million–16.9 million10.3 billion
20919.65 million5.59 million–17 million10.3 billion
20929.61 million5.48 million–17.1 million10.3 billion
20939.57 million5.37 million–17.2 million10.3 billion
20949.52 million5.28 million–17.3 million10.2 billion
20959.48 million5.15 million–17.4 million10.2 billion
20969.44 million5.03 million–17.5 million10.2 billion
20979.39 million4.95 million–17.6 million10.2 billion
20989.35 million4.85 million–17.7 million10.2 billion
20999.3 million4.76 million–17.8 million10.2 billion
21009.26 million4.67 million–18 million10.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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